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Is Coulson going to ring the changes with Mandy? | Media Monkeyhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2011/feb/16/andnd-coulson-lord-mandelson
<p><strong>Andy Coulson</strong> was spotted near the Cheryl Cole end of the room at Universal Music's Brit awards aftershow party down at the Savoy. However, Cameron's one-time right-hand man barely spared the singer a glance, so deep he was in discussion with former Mandelson man, Ben 'Oofy' Wegg-Prosser. Perhaps Coulson is going to join Global Counsel, Lord M's new consulting firm – which is run by Oofy and aims to "provide corporate leaders with support to grow their businesses beyond their home markets". If Coulson does make the move, let's hope Vodafone or Orange – to pick some companies at random – are not on the client lists. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2011/feb/16/andnd-coulson-lord-mandelson">Continue reading...</a>Andy CoulsonMarketing & PRMediaPeter MandelsonPoliticsWed, 16 Feb 2011 12:04:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2011/feb/16/andnd-coulson-lord-mandelsonMonkey2011-02-16T12:04:09ZMedia Monkey: Why was Peter Mandelson absent from Mo Mowlam drama screening?https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2010/jan/20/mo-mowlam-peter-mandelson
<p>Minister for Women and Equality Harriet Harman, former home secretary Charles Clarke, and Channel 4's head of diversity Oona King were among the Labour grandees on hand to speak glowingly about the late <strong>Mo Mowlam</strong> at last night's Bafta screening of Mo, the drama due to be screened on Sunday 31 January. One notable absentee, however, was business secretary Peter Mandelson, who is savaged in the film as a duplicitous double crosser who engineered Mowlam's removal from the Northern Ireland office. In one scene he is insulted with a stream of expletives by Mowlam, played by Julie Walters, who catches him having a conspiratorial word with then First Minister David Trimble in the House of Commons. "You're after my job ... you cunt," she hisses at Mandy, played by a suitably oily and creepy Steven Mackintosh. According to a production source, Lord Mandelson was invited to the screening and was also offered a chance to view the film "but he never got back to us". Funny that.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2010/jan/20/mo-mowlam-peter-mandelson">Continue reading...</a>Television industryMo MowlamPeter MandelsonPoliticsMediaWed, 20 Jan 2010 13:44:34 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2010/jan/20/mo-mowlam-peter-mandelsonPhotograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesLord Mandelson. Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesLord Mandelson. Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesMonkey2010-01-20T13:44:34ZMedia Monkey's Diaryhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/dec/07/media-monkey-diary
<p>✒Eyebrows were raised at News International's Wapping HQ when a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce, with personalised numberplate, pulled up to the main gates. Staff were even more surprised when the Express Newspapers owner, Richard Desmond, stepped out for a lunchtime meeting with News Corp's Europe and Asia chief executive, James Murdoch. His visit comes shortly after News International's chief executive, Rebekah Brooks, was spotted at Desmond's Thameside offices. Paywalls all round?</p><p>✒When some long-standing friends turn their back on you, it's important that you make the most of&nbsp;the ones you've still got. In a week when Lord Mandelson ratcheted up his war of words with Rupert Murdoch, he was spotted in Soho House having dinner with Trinity Mirror's chief executive, Sly Bailey; the Daily Mirror's editor, Richard Wallace; the Sunday Mirror's editor, Tina Weaver, and Lloyd Embley, the editor of the People. Two days later, the Mirror splashed with "Choccy Horror", its exclusive revelation that the Tory leader, David Cameron, was claiming for 40p chocolate bars on his expenses. Mandelson, we assume, paid for his own After Eights.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/dec/07/media-monkey-diary">Continue reading...</a>News UKExpress NewspapersRichard DesmondRebekah BrooksNews CorporationRupert MurdochDaily MirrorSunday MirrorThe PeopleSly BaileyDavid CameronPeter MandelsonMediaThe X FactorLondon Evening StandardDaily TelegraphNewspapers & magazinesSunday TimesRadio industryAlexander LebedevJames MurdochGeordie GreigMail on SundayMagazinesNewspapersIPC MediaBBCKeira KnightleyMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:20:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/dec/07/media-monkey-diaryMonkey2009-12-07T00:20:09ZMandy meets the moguls | Media Monkeyhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/nov/30/mandy-moguls-monkey
<p><strong>Lord Mandelson </strong>has finally found a riposte to all those endless jokes about his plethora of titles. The secretary of state for business, innovation and skills was in the House of Commons press gallery today attending the Newspaper Conference annual lunch. At the gathering of regional newspaper political reporters, chairman Matt Chorley, London editor of the Western Morning News, did the honours with the inevitable gags about the peer's many titles. Mandelson was able to quip: "Nice thing about being in a room full of newspaper moguls is that I'm finally surrounded by people who have more titles than I do." He then went on: "There is one newspaper that I have really feared, then that's the newspaper that has held my career in its hands for the past 13 years – the Hartlepool Mail!" The cabinet minister asked if there was a representative of the paper in the room. The only hand to shoot up belonged to <strong>John Fry</strong>, chief executive of Johnston Press, which owns the title.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/nov/30/mandy-moguls-monkey">Continue reading...</a>Regional & local newspapersNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesGuardian Media GroupNewsquestJohnston PressMediaPeter MandelsonPoliticsMon, 30 Nov 2009 18:31:12 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/nov/30/mandy-moguls-monkeyPhotograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesLord Mandelson: No longer has to fear the Hartlepool Mail. <br />Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesLord Mandelson: No longer has to fear the Hartlepool Mail. <br />Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesMonkey2009-11-30T18:31:12ZMedia Monkey's Diaryhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/nov/09/media-monkey-diary
<p>✒Monkey hears that last Monday the News of the World held a training camp for top executives to teach them to be nice to their staff. Apparently James Murdoch is keen on such David Brent-like exercises, and the execs, in dress-down mode, were asked to perform simple tasks and then make encouraging comments about each other's efforts. They found the whole caper ludicrous, and a ghastly foretaste of a pallid future. It seems editor Colin Myler didn't stay for the whole course, and if so Monkey can see why – if you can't wear a suit or abuse anyone, what's the point of being a tabloid editor?</p><p>✒Reactions were swift and scornful following the bashing of other channels by Channel 4's Julian Bellamy in an RTS after-dinner speech on Wednesday. They rely too much on remakes of old shows such as Doctor Who and Minder (the terrestrials) or imports (Sky), said the normally amiable programming chief, who portrayed Channel 4 in contrast as a haven for original output, which never harks back to the past or feels a need to mimic the opposition. As Bellamy was speaking, however, his channel was piquantly showing Ruth Watson – lured away from Five's uncannily similar Hotel Inspector – in Country House Rescue. A rare lapse? Not exactly: further instances of Channel 4 playing copycat by poaching people or shows include The Simpsons, Paul O'Grady and the star cooks Jamie Oliver and Heston Blumenthal. Glass houses, Julian?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/nov/09/media-monkey-diary">Continue reading...</a>MediaJames MurdochJulian BellamyChannel 4Associated NewspapersLesley DouglasJonathan RossRussell BrandTelegraph Media GroupMail on SundayDaily MailKate WinsletGreg DykeElisabeth MurdochDavid CameronPeter MandelsonConservativesPaul DacreMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:06:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/nov/09/media-monkey-diaryMonkey2009-11-09T00:06:08ZLord Mandelson blames a bad line for 'swearing' at the Sun | Media Monkeyhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/sep/30/sun-peter-mandelson
<p>Just what did Lord Mandelson say to the News International chief executive, Rebekah Brooks (née Wade) when he learned that the Sun was dumping Labour? Brooks attempted to organise a meeting with Gordon Brown hours after his conference speech yesterday, but Mandelson stepped in, fearing the worst. He phoned up Brooks on a bad phone line and demanded to know if she wanted the meeting to tell Brown that the Sun was going to ditch Labour. Brooks confirmed it was. But what was the peer's reaction? NI sources suggest Mandelson said: "You have made total cunts of yourselves". Mandelson's explanation: "The phone line was bad, I said chumps."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/sep/30/sun-peter-mandelson">Continue reading...</a>The SunPeter MandelsonNews UKLabourNewspapersNewspaper formatsNewspapers & magazinesWed, 30 Sep 2009 16:00:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/sep/30/sun-peter-mandelsonPhotograph: Martin ArglesLord Mandelson claims he did not swear in a conversation with Rebekah Brooks. Photograph: Martin ArglesPhotograph: Martin ArglesLord Mandelson claims he did not swear in a conversation with Rebekah Brooks. Photograph: Martin ArglesMonkey2009-09-30T16:00:47ZMandy's jokes do the businesshttps://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/jul/15/peter-mandelson-press-gallery
<p><strong>Peter Mandelson</strong> was guest of honour at the press gallery lunch at the Palace of Westminster yesterday and put on something of a comic turn, reports the Daily Mail. "I am told I am the PM's Willy, but he already has a pair of Balls in the cabinet," he told amused hacks. Comedy could beckon if politics doesn't work out.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/jul/15/peter-mandelson-press-gallery">Continue reading...</a>National newspapersNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesMediaPeter MandelsonPoliticsWed, 15 Jul 2009 09:32:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/jul/15/peter-mandelson-press-galleryMonkey2009-07-15T09:32:30ZMedia Monkey: A dancer, not a quitterhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/feb/12/lord-mandelson-arlene-phillips
<p>It is not often Lord Mandelson looks surprised - he is, after all, officially the prince of darkness - but the appearance of Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips to present him with a gong at the Channel 4 Political Awards last night seemed to catch the new business secretary unawares. As well as presenting the ballroom dancing fan with the politicians' politician award, Phillips also gave the Lord and minister a bit of a twirl, much to the enjoyment of the assembled guests. Monkey is sure Mandelson didn't miss the chance to lobby Phillips for a berth on the next season of Strictly Come Dancing as well.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/feb/12/lord-mandelson-arlene-phillips">Continue reading...</a>Peter MandelsonStrictly Come DancingBBCTelevision industryEntertainmentTelevision & radioTelevisionThu, 12 Feb 2009 13:35:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/feb/12/lord-mandelson-arlene-phillipsPhotograph: Channel 4Arlene Phillips and Peter Mandelson dancing. Photograph: Channel 4Photograph: Channel 4Arlene Phillips and Peter Mandelson dancing. Photograph: Channel 4Monkey2009-02-12T13:35:06ZMedia Monkey: Daily Mail introduces Peter Mandel-clonehttps://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/jan/19/daily-mail-introduces-peter-mandel-clone
<p>In the latest plan to get to grips with online media, the boffins at Labour HQ have created a Peter Mandelson alter-ego on Second Life. It won't actually be live for another month, so the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1120106/What-happened-took-Mandys-avatar-Second-Life.html" title="">hacks at the Daily Mail have come up with their own </a>version, Peter Mandel-clone. Monkey thinks it's a rather good likeness – but is a little disturbed by the English rose tattoo on his buttocks. A bit of creative licence, surely?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/jan/19/daily-mail-introduces-peter-mandel-clone">Continue reading...</a>Daily MailPeter MandelsonNewspapers & magazinesNational newspapersMediaMon, 19 Jan 2009 16:54:25 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/jan/19/daily-mail-introduces-peter-mandel-cloneMonkey2009-01-19T16:54:25Z